A scarf like this.

[candicane]

I want to knit a scarf like this. I will only be using one color. I think it is somehow knit on the bias, but it has straight edged ends. Anyone know how to do this? I have already looked at knittingpatterncentral.

I saw a sample at the LYS and it was really nice and drapey, but they were out of the pattern. (Blue Sky Alpacas Pattern).

Thanks,
Candice

[janelanespaintbrush]

This one maybe? (Warning: it goes directly to a PDF download.)

[candicane]

That is pretty, but not quite what I am looking for. THe Blue Sky Alpaca scarf was just garter stitch (if I remember correctly). Bookmarking the jute pattern though!

Candice

[suzeeq]

Try this -

Cast on 2 sts, kfb both sts. (alt - CO 1, kfb - see which works better)
next row, k across
next row - kfb, k to last st. Repeat these 2 rows until you get the width you want the scarf to be ending with the knit row. The width is measured from your cast on sts up one side, *not* across the sts on the needle.

next row - kfb, knit to last 2 sts, k2tog. knit next row. Repeat these two rows until it's as long as you want; that's be easy to measure at that point.

next row - ssk (or BO 1 st) knit to last 2 sts, k2tog. knit next row. Repeat rows until there's 2 sts left - k2tog.

It's easy to do and you get squared off ends.

sue

[candicane]

Thank you! I am going to try it tonight with my new wool from 100purewool!

Candice

[suzeeq]

Ooops. I reread my directions and noticed I wrote:

Cast on 2 sts, kfb both sts. (alt - CO 1, kfb - see which works better)
next row, k across
next row - kfb, k to last st.
sue

That should read, `kfb, k to last st, kfb'. You'll want to be increasing on both ends of the row until you get to the width you want.

It was late when I posted and I'd had a looooooong last half hour at work.

sue

[candicane]

Thanks for the correction. So it should read like this?

Row 1: Cast on 2 sts, kfb both sts. (alt - CO 1, kfb - see which works better)
Row 2: k across
Row 3: kfb, k to last st, kfb

Repeat these 2 rows until you get the width you want the scarf to be ending with the knit row. The width is measured from your cast on sts up one side, *not* across the sts on the needle.


next row - ssk (or BO 1 st) knit to last 2 sts, k2tog. knit next row. Repeat rows until there's 2 sts left - k2tog.

[suzeeq]

You forgot a step -

When it's wide enough,

kfb, knit to last 2 sts, k2tog. knit next row.
Repeat these two rows until it's as long as you want; that's be easy to measure at that point.

Then you'd do the part where you're decreasing on both ends -

ssk (or BO 1 st) knit to last 2 sts, k2tog. knit next row. Repeat rows until there's 2 sts left - k2tog.


sue

[candicane]

Sue,

You're a genius! I started this morning and I think it looks nice!

Candice

[gardenmommy]

Gorgeous! What yarn is that?